Action was brought in with a and Nick Kost completed with the . Cary Katz made the call, as did the bring-in, and it was three-way action to the turn. Kost bet, both his opponents called, and then all three players checked fifth and sixth.
Kost returned to his betting way on seventh, which elicited a call from Katz while inspiring the bring-in to fold.
Chad HollowayHuck Seed is one of many post-dinner casualties.
Usually when players return from dinner there is a lull in action as their bellies are full and they settle in for a push into the early morning hours. That hasn't been the case here in Event #27 as a flurry of elimination occurred within 15 minutes of returning to action.
Here's a look at the post-dinner eliminations thus far:
43rd- James Wheatley - $4,404
44th- Stacy Hansen - $4,404
45th- Anthony Costa - $4,404
46th- Marsha Shutt - $4,404
47th- Mitchell Huff - $4,404
48th- Thomas Weideman - $4,404
49th- John Bunch - $3,876
50th- Huck Seed - $3,876
51st- Tristan Wade - $3,876
52nd- Gabriel Nassif - $3,876
We caught the action on the turn when Chip Jett bet and received calls from Steve Brown and Marlon Milne. The latter took the lead on fifth street and checked, prompting Jett to do the same. That opened the door for Brown to put out a bet, which both his opponents called.
All three players proceeded to check down sixth and seventh, and Milne simply said, "Eight."
Maria Mayrinck's sense of humor has been keeping the mood of her tables light today. And our mood, for that matter. She's been moved around the room a few times, though, and that's what we'll focus on for this post.
Coming back from dinner, Mayrinck was moved to a table that had been playing five-handed. There was some discussion between a couple players at the table regarding her position relative to the button and the posting of the blinds when the flop games came around. Mayrinck was seated in the three seat with the button on her right as she arrived. She was still un-racking her chips when the floor stopped by to sort it out.
"A new player must move into the worst position relative to the button," he decreed.
"Why are you being so mean to me?" Mayrinck mocked.
Since she can't take the small blind on her first hand, the floor added that there would be one big blind to start the first hand of the flop games. "She can't have the small blind," the floor said flatly.
Maridu was offended again. "Hey! Do you see how they treat women around here??"
After a bit more discussion about the button, the floorman reiterated, "She moved from the worst position at that table, so now she goes to the worst position at this table."
Mayrinck interrupted again. "Would you stop talking about me like that?? I'm right here, you know!"
Just as we're typing, she's been moved again. This time, she's headed right back to the same seat she just moved from ten minutes ago. The good news is it's on the direct left of the sharky Stephen Chidwick, her good friend. She's got 73,000 chips.
A good Stud/8 sweat for the table, although Young Phan was the one sweating for his tournament life.
Phan: (x-x) / ...
Opponent: (x-x) / ...
Phan got it all in on fifth street, and he was in front. He revealed , working with two pair. Mr. Opponent had down, and Phan didn't like his spot so much anymore. By seventh, the boards looked like this:
Phan: / / (x)
Opponent: / / (x)
Phan was still in front for the high half, and he made his low with the on seventh. That meant he was guaranteed to survive, though neither player appeared to realize it. His opponent snagged a on seventh to take the low half, though, and Phan is still down in the danger zone.
and Nick Kost completed with the 
. Cary Katz made the call, as did the bring-in, and it was three-way action to the turn. Kost bet, both his opponents called, and then all three players checked fifth and sixth.
/ (x)
/ 
/ 
/ (x)
/ (x)
/ (x) (
...
, working with two pair. Mr. Opponent had 
down, and Phan didn't like his spot so much anymore. By seventh, the boards looked like this:
/ (x)
on seventh to take the low half, though, and Phan is still down in the danger zone.
